Street WORKS 2016

We at Mayfield Palace were invited to to participate in the 2016's StreetWORKS project. The initiative by the Maribyrnong City Council seeks to revitalise urban spaces through street art.

We were really happy to be assigned to a car park in Footscray, in Coral Avenue. We got to consult with the local community to come up with a design that was inspired by the local flora and fauna and that would be fun for the many kids that live on Coral Avenue.

this art is about childhood & seeing the beauty in life.

When we were children, we used to get so excited over eve the tiniest things in Nature. Seeing a frog or fish in a creek would make out day.

Everything had this sort of sense of wonder and adventure. We wanted to express that feeling and maybe remind adults that we can still be in awe of the world around us if we just change our perspective. The art at first looks like this fantasy land, but when you look at it it's actually featuring creatures and plants that exist right here.

We played with the scale and perspective of the scene so that the small animals and flowers (frog, native violet) at the ground level appear really huge. Many details and characters can be found amongst the piece if you give it your time and attention, a metaphor for life.

Localização

BOTH is a Brazilian artist based in Melbourne, Australia. Her work explores duality and the relationships between the macro and microcosmos, inspired by plants, nebulae, sex & dreams. She expresses it on vibrant walls, zines, exhibitions and more.